Alyssa McKinney, an 8th-grade student at Whitesburg Middle School
in Huntsville, Ala., decided she didn’t agree with Common Core’s standardized testing.
So she opted out. The first two days of testing, she was given in-school
suspensions. On the third day, however, she received...

If the endless array of acronyms, shorthand and abbreviations has ya
feeling dizzy, you’re in the right place! We’re busting the college code so you
don’t have to hit Google (or feel like a know-nothing in front of your
counselor). Read on, smarty...

Last year, college entrance test distributor College Board announced it
was going to overhaul the SAT. And guess what, girlies? The new SAT is
officially here. The revised exam is meant to be more reflective of actual high
school academics, per The
Atlantic. The...